Ford Mustang

The Mustang is a sports car marketed by Ford since 1964. It began the "pony car" wars of smaller muscle cars. It has competed successfully in grand tourer racing, most famously in the Trans Am Series. A sportier "fastback" model was introduced shortly after its success, featuring a more aerodynamic bodystyle to make it more competitive. Mustangs are currently used in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge and Pirelli World Challenge, and were used in the IMSA GT Championship in both production and prototype form. Shelby Mustangs have also been available and feature greater performance. These versions have also been used in racing. The original Mustang was based on the Ford Falcon which was already being used in Trans Am. When the Mustang was redesigned using a retro-inspired bodystyle, Boss 302 Trans Am tribute cars were entered in the CTSCC. The Mustang is noted for its tri-bar tail-lights, although they were dropped in the eighties to nineties along with its famous pony logo. Both were revived in the late nineties. The most infamous generation of Mustang is the Mustang II, which featured lower performance due to the Oil Crisis of 1973. A King Cobra version was offered and features a Pontiac Trans Am like cobra on the hood. A Bullit edition was created after the famous action film featuring an iconic and revolutionary car chase. The original Mustangs had sequential taillights where one bar lit up and then the next and then the next on the side being indicated. This was revived on the retro-inspired design. The Mustang was used in the Rolex Sports Car Series. The Mustang has in recent years been used in NASCAR support series. A Wilson Pickett song known as Mustang Sally became a hit.